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17855467

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
Research on geographic health effects has been greatly advanced with the development of multilevel statistical techniques but less is known about the possible mechanisms by which social and geographical environments may affect physical health. In spite of well-established relationships between asthma etiology and the broader living environments, multilevel research on asthma shows at best marginal geographic effects. Based on in-depth, open-ended interviews with 50 caretakers of school-age children (6-12 years) diagnosed with asthma living in two different communities, this article elucidates mechanisms by which neighborhood effects may be neutralized. Caretakers of children with mild, controllable asthma attempt to create asthma-safe zones by administering long-term control and quick-relief medication, by removing indoor environmental triggers and by avoiding dangerous environments. At home, school and outdoors, the key strategy to control asthma was the use of relatively effective and accessible medications. Children with severe asthma did not benefit as much from medications but it was unclear that different communities made a difference in asthma care.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1363-4593
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
431-54
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Why modest geographic effects for asthma? Pharmaceutical treatment as neutralizing mechanism.
pubmed:affiliation
University of California, USA. Stefan@soc.ucla.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study